It was sarcasm. Pokemon has been called a fad since it first gained popularity in 1998. Though to be fair the Pokemania era of the early 2000s was a blip, the

It was sarcasm. Pokemon has been called a fad since it first gained popularity in 1998. Though to be fair the Pokemania era of the early 2000s was a blip, the same way Pokemon Go had a short-lived popularity surge in 2016. Pokemon is enduring.